Question

How to order 1/3, 0.3, 25%, 2/5 in ascending order?

Answer 1

`2/5, 0.25, 0.3, 1/3`

Explanation:

First, translate each item to a decimal number

• `1/3 = 0.33...`
• `0.3 = 0.30`
• `25% = 0.25`
• `2/5 = 0.40`

`0.3` is already in decimal form, so this needs no work.

To convert `25%` to a decimal, simply divide by `100%` or move the decimal point to the left two places. `25%` becomes `0.25`.

For the fractions, take `100` and divide by the denominator, then multiply by the numerator. This will give you a value in `%`. Follow the previous step to convert to decimal form.

Ex.

`2/5 = (100/5)*2 = 20*2 = 40% = .40`

or

`(100/3)*1 = 33.33333...% = 0.333333...`